West Bengal – Emerging growth engine of India

Botanical Description: An evergreen tree grows up to 40 m tall having greyish bark. Leaves occur in whorls of 3 – 10, narrowly obovate to spathulate with cuneate base and usually rounded apex, 10 – 23 × 4 – 7 cm, leathery, glossy. The upper surface is dark green and lower surface is greenish white. Flowers are in dense cymes, small, fragrant and white, with 4 – 7 cm long peduncles. Corolla tubular, 6 – 10 mm long with broadly ovate or obovate lobes overlapping to the left. Ovaries are distinct and pubescent. Fruits are linear, pendulous, two-lobed, dehiscent follicles. Seeds are dispersed by wind.